438 Trails in South, California

Trail Name Difficulty Length (mi) Rating City
Crystal Cove State Park Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Laguna Beach
Del Cerro Park Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Rancho Palos Verdes
Sycamore Canyon Intermediate difficulty 15.0 **** Santee
Tower Advanced difficulty 2.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Art Smith Trail Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Palm Desert
Elfin Forest Reserve and Del Dios Highlands County Preserve Advanced difficulty 14.0 **** Escondido
Fairview Park Easiest difficulty 5.0 **** Costa Mesa
Harding Truck Trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Silverado
Fullerton Loop Beginner difficulty 12.0 **** Fullerton
Backbone Trail: Topanga State Park to Will Rogers State Park (Backbone Trail) Intermediate difficulty 21.0 **** Malibu
El Moro / Erection Loop (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Advanced difficulty 8.0 **** Laguna Beach
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park Intermediate difficulty 30.0 **** Descanso
Madonna Mountain: Rock Garden (Cerro San Luis) Advanced difficulty 5.0 **** San Luis Obispo
Cowles Mountain / Pyles Peak Advanced difficulty 9.0 **** Santee
Rancho La Costa Intermediate difficulty 12.0 **** Carlsbad
Frank G. Bonelli Regional Park Beginner difficulty 15.0 **** San Dimas
Chino Hills State Park Beginner difficulty 25 **** Brea
Raptor Ridge Intermediate difficulty 9.0 **** San Pasqual Valley
Skyline Drive trail Beginner difficulty 9.0 **** Corona
Pirates (Big Bear Mountain Resort) Beginner difficulty 2.0 **** Big Bear Lake
Cholla (Aliso and Wood Canyons Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Niguel
Monroe Truck Trail Intermediate difficulty 8.0 **** Glendora
West Fiscalini Ranch Preserve Beginner difficulty 5 **** Cambria
Rattlesnake (Crystal Cove State Park) Advanced difficulty 1.0 **** Laguna Beach
Arroyo Seco (El Prieto) Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** Pasadena
Lake Calavera Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Carlsbad
Daley Ranch Intermediate difficulty 20.0 *** Escondido
La Tuna Canyon Intermediate difficulty 10.0 *** Tujunga/sunland
O'Neill Regional Park Beginner difficulty 23.0 *** Trabuco Canyon
Cerro San Luis Advanced difficulty 10.0 *** San Luis Obispo
Marian R. Bear Memorial Park Beginner difficulty 7.0 *** San Diego
Sugarloaf Peak Intermediate difficulty 30.0 *** Yuma
Battle Bowl Intermediate difficulty 5.0 *** Riverside
Bogart Park Beginner difficulty 0.0 *** Cherry Valley
Black Star Canyon Easiest difficulty 7.0 *** Silverado
Palm Canyon Epic Advanced difficulty 28.0 *** Palm Springs
Mount Wilson Toll Road Intermediate difficulty 15.0 *** Pasadena
Sisar Canyon / White Ledge Intermediate difficulty 17.0 *** Ojai
Santa Paula Canyon difficulty 6.0 *** Santa Paula
Santee Lakes To Sycamore Canyon Beginner difficulty 11.0 *** Santee
Echo Mountain Loop Advanced difficulty 7.0 *** Altadena
Buckhorn Loop Advanced difficulty 34.0 *** Santa Barbara
Nature Center Easiest difficulty 8.0 *** Valencia
New Millennium Loop Advanced difficulty 14.0 *** Calabasas
Blue Diamond Loop (Cottonwood Valley North) Beginner difficulty 8.0 *** Blue Diamond
Don't Shoot Me Intermediate difficulty 2.0 *** Big Bear City
Watertank Trail (Laguna Coast Wilderness Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Laguna Beach
Elings Park Beginner difficulty 5.0 *** Santa Barbara
B.F.I. (Crystal Cove State Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Laguna Beach
Ticketron (Crystal Cove State Park) Intermediate difficulty 1.0 *** Laguna Beach

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